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Going to operate this in a lot of the same ways as last year, if you'll recall ... Will have stories and coverage of Duke's baseball team in this thread. It'll be spotty at times, given the timing of basketball season and other responsibilities, but I'll do what I can to get Duke's baseball team covered.

Going to start with a feature, as the season is two days away: On the return of Jonathan Santucci.

Now that the roster seems set, how do you expect PT to be divvied up? Here's a template you can copy&paste and fill out if you want to. New guys listed more or less in height order. Last year's numbers filled in for returning players.

so two huge things today. austin parker our punter/field goal kicker dismissed for academic reasons and OL coach marcus johnson hired to miss state. ouch!!!!!!!!!

Can someone stick this thread at the top.

This thread will be used to discuss former Dukies in the NBA.

It's never too early for a roster construction thread. So, here we are 2 days before the season opener and looking at what next year's Duke team will look like:

Guaranteed departures (out of eligibility):
Ryan Young

Confirmed departures:
Christian Reeves (transfer, 3 years eligibility remaining)
Mark Mitchell (transfer, 2 years remaining)
Jared McCain (NBA draft)
Kyle Filipowski (NBA draft)
Jaylen Blakes (transfer, 1 year eligibility remaining)
Jaden Schutt (transfer, 3 years remaining)
Jeremy Roach (NBA/transfer)
TJ Power (transfer)
Sean Stewart (transfer)

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One of the greatest college basketball players I ever saw.
OFC

Kicking off this thread with a profile on Bryce Davis.

As discussed on the free board a couple of weeks ago, he's the one to watch in Duke's '25 class. Would be a massive sign for the direction of the program to lure Greensboro's next stud DL out of the clutches of the usual suspects (UGA, Clemson, UNC).

I don't know if Burr is guilty of insider trading or not, nor do I care. However, the wearing of a mask with UNC on it is unpardonable. That alone ought to get him some time in jail. Sorry Richard, hope you wind up in a cell somewhere with a bunch of NCSt and Duke fans...Hey mods , if this is too political , just delete it.

It's time to get rid of Will Smith. And I think Snitker too if he keeps going to Smith. It's clear Smith should not be our closer. This has been torturous to watch as a fan. Thank God for Max Fried with the shutout. Braves are hanging on to this division lead by the skin of their teeth. Snit continuing to return time and time again to Will Smith has me fuming though.

Maybe this is stupid but I’m just curious. There are many of us who spend a lot of time to come to this forum to talk about a team with complete strangers. I have been coming to this forum for almost ten years and I’ve just been curious to what made everyone become such a big Duke basketball fan. Did you go to school at Duke? Did a relative go there? Was it 91, 92? JJ? Battier?

Me… my grandmother was actually a unc alumni who just loved college basketball. She loved it so much that she liked Duke as well. She had me (7 years old) write a letter to coach k after 91. Coach k wrote me back and I’ve been a die-hard fan since. She is in the only person I have ever known to be a die hard Duke and unc fan. I think she liked unc slightly better but never had the heart to tell me.

Big win by the softball team today over Mizzou in the Super Regional. Hard to believe this is a program that is only 7 years old. Very exciting indeed.

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It’s time for this world famous thread.. if we add more pieces it’ll be practice type guys so I think we know who will be playing.. LETS GO

Proctor-30
Foster-25
Flagg-35
Brown-25
Maluach-25


Sion-20
Evans-15
Kon-10
Gillis-10

Ngongba-5
Harris-blowout mins or redshirt

Was planning on starting one of these today before the events of the last 24 hours. So here goes.

Will do my best to track roster movement over the next several weeks in this thread.

The first is Jaden Watkins, a second-year DB who came in as a WR. Trying to be nice here ... I think this transfer was coming no matter the coaching situation.

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What are your thoughts on this?


Power has the ability to lead an ACC program in scoring, though that might be a bit much to ask of him this year, and as we’ve said before, would simply be a projection based on talent, rather than using evidence from his college career to date.

Have learned a few things today on the basketball recruiting front:

-- J.P. Estrella is going to visit in the next month, dates just haven't been finalized. Duke wants to find a big in the 2023 class to pair with Sean Stewart and it feels like it'll either be Xavier Booker or Estrella.

-- The top priority in 2024 class is Tre Johnson.

-- Another "big one" in '24 class is Asa Newell. Obviously the Montverde pipeline to Duke has been fruitful and this would be the next snag from there.

Maalik Murphy makes the list:

UCONN has proved you do not need the top recruiting class each year. Back to back titles by double digit wins both years. They play beautiful basketball. I liked how Richard Hamilton discussed UCONNS way of running an offense.

A fan for 40 years, we are no longer the standard. Period.

The Roast of Tom Brady got me thinking (and honestly, I'm quite bored waiting for Sion James' announcement): If there was a roast of one person from Duke sports, past or present, who would you want it to be?

Obvious answer is Coach K.

Can take this a step further and say you've got to name who you'd like to see roasted *and* who you'd like to see do the roasting.

That spin move was deadly in the paint

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Purdue not purdont tonight please!